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Bush Christmas Lilly Pilly
Syzygium australe ‘Bush Christmas’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
The price you see is the whole job: the plant supplied, delivered free and professionally installed. Done for you.
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Request photosHow tall it arrives: 45L about 1.5 to 2.5m, 100L about 2.5 to 3.5m. Heights vary with species and season. How pot sizes work
Getting it in: the largest size here needs about 900mm to 1.2m of clear access. Measure the narrowest point on the route and tell us on the booking call. Standard access is included in the price, and anything unusual is quoted and agreed with you before work begins. What happens on installation day
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Sizes shown are the sizes we currently source in this species. If you need larger specimens, project quantities or a size not listed, our sourcing team can look for it through our national supplier network. We confirm your exact stock with you on the booking call before anything ships.
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After checkout, our team contacts you to confirm site access and book a day that suits. Most orders are delivered and planted within 2 to 4 weeks of your booking call. Nothing else for you to organise.
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Bush Christmas Lilly Pilly - Syzygium australe 'Bush Christmas'
Syzygium australe 'Bush Christmas' is a psyllid resistant lilly pilly selected for a naturally tight, columnar habit and a strong flush of bright red new growth over dark green mature leaves. It sits slightly narrower and lower than the taller screening syzygiums, topping out around 3 to 4m, which makes it the choice for a defined hedge line rather than a rough boundary mass. The red flush is the reason it gets specified: it delivers seasonal colour from a plant that is otherwise pure evergreen structure.
Why Bush Christmas Lilly Pilly
Red new growth: Each flush emerges vivid red and fades to green, giving the hedge a two tone effect several times a year.
Psyllid resistance: The foliage stays smooth and unblemished where susceptible lilly pillies pucker and disfigure.
Columnar habit: A width of 1.5 to 2.5m at 3 to 4m tall means it holds a narrow hedge without constant side trimming.
Fast to close: Rapid growth brings a screen line together quickly once the plants are settled.
Adaptable soils: It handles clay through to sandy ground and takes moderate dry spells once its roots are down.
Ideal Applications
Clipped formal hedge: At 1 to 1.5m centres it shears into a sharp edged evergreen hedge at 2 to 3m.
Narrow screening strip: The tight habit suits beds under 1.5m deep along a side boundary or driveway.
Poolside planting: Clean foliage and minimal leaf drop make it a practical choice near paving and water.
Feature groupings: Grown unclipped at 3 to 4m centres, individual plants become upright accent shrubs in a mixed bed.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1 to 1.5m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 3 to 4m
Best Planting Season: Spring or autumn
Soil & Drainage: Well-drained soil; tolerates a range of soil types including clay and sandy soils; moderate drought tolerance once established
Establishment Care: Water regularly for the first 6 to 12 months until established, ensuring the root zone remains moist but not waterlogged. Apply a layer of mulch around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds.
Plant Details
Height: 3 to 4m
Width: 1.5 to 2.5m
Growth Rate: Fast
Foliage: Evergreen
Light: Full sun to partial shade
Native to: Eastern Australia
Flower Colour: White
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







